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#9166A3 Color

#9166A3 is rgb(145, 102, 163) in RGB, hsl(282, 25%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 37%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9166A3
HEX#9166A3
RGBrgb(145, 102, 163)
HSLhsl(282, 25%, 52%)
HSVhsv(282, 37%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 37%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.103 315.5)
LABlab(49.55% 26.20 -26.21)
LCHlch(49.55% 37.06 314.99)

What #9166A3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9166A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.8Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.2French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.74Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.2Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.66Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11.97

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#9166A3 Channel Values

How #9166A3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 145 · G 102 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 25% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 37% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.53:1 vs white · 4.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9166A3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9166A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9166A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9166A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9166A3
Complementary
#78A366
Analogous
#7266A3
Analogous
#A36697
Triadic
#A39166
Triadic
#66A391
Split comp.
#97A366
Split comp.
#66A372

Tints & Shades of #9166A3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A17CB1
#AF8FBC
#BFA6C9
#CDB9D5
#DDCFE2
#EAE2EE

Shades

#7E568F
#6B4979
#573B63
#463050
#322239
#1F1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9166A3.

How #9166A3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9166A3
Protanopia#6F6FA3
Protanomaly#7E6BA3
Deuteranopia#7676A2
Deuteranomaly#8270A2
Tritanopia#8A7070
Tritanomaly#8D6C87
Achromatopsia#767676

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Using #9166A3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9166a3: #9166A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9166A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9166a3': '#9166A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.400, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_9166a3">#9166A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#9166A3"

More Purple Colors

#9166A3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9166A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9166A3?

#9166A3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(145, 102, 163) in RGB and hsl(282, 25%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.8.

What is the RGB value of #9166A3?

#9166A3 is rgb(145, 102, 163) — red 145, green 102, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9166A3?

#9166A3 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 37%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9166A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9166A3 scores 4.53:1 against white and 4.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9166A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9166A3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 24.59, which is visibly different.

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